Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

Catherine Byaruhanga, presenter and correspondent for the BBC News Channel, speaks to Tidjane Thiam, the main opposition leader in the Ivory Coast.

Thiam’s exclusion stems from a legal complaint filed by private citizens citing a rarely used clause in the 1961 Nationality ...

The disqualification of Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition candidate from upcoming presidential elections could undermine the nation’s reputation as a stable investment hub, his lawyer told Semafor. A ...

That is the painful lesson Tidjane Thiam is learning as he ... long-serving leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), Thiam was perfectly positioned to take his place ...

The head of Ivory Coast's main opposition party on Thursday claimed the government was trying to silence dissent before ...

Five months before the presidential elections in Ivory Coast, the recently-formed opposition coalition, called CAP Côte ...

Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and the leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC that he will not give up his place on the presidential ballot without a fight.

Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC he is ...